workers busy keeping up with the christmas rush the president discussed the in this cal cliff and how congress can prevent it. if congress does nothing every family will see their taxes go up at its beginning of next year. a typical middle class family of cow will see them rise by $2,200. >> he urged congress to pass a law to stop the tax hike. . >> i'm willing to move forward in good faith. our framework still stands. instead of raising tax rates we can produce similar amount of revenue, reforming the tax code to close loopholes and lower tax rates. >> house speaker again saying that the talks are going nowhere and saying more needs to happen. the speaker said they are at a stalemate and hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases and spends cuts would take effect. >> oakland mayor has appointed swanson to be her deputy mayor. he will start on monday. he was co chair of her mayoral campaign. >> oakland parolee has plead no contest to connection could a deadly assault. prosecutors say ace be medicare dan ankles mcdanieel beat a maneuver was shot to death. the oakland mayor said t